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    National Volunteer Month: Unlock the Leader Within You

    • April 16, 2019
    Having earned a reputation as the Volunteer Powerhouse, we obviously have a special place in our hearts for National Volunteer Month. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer…
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      On Presidents Day we say let’s also “Remember the Ladies”

      • February 12, 2019
      The third Monday of every February has been designated Presidents Day in the United States. Over the decades this observance has morphed from being a celebration of George Washington to…
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        Aspire and act: a world without slavery or servitude can be realized

        • December 21, 2018
        It’s fitting that as the month of December ends, a month where we commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the month of January is beginning,…
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          The Nation Made History

          • November 13, 2018
          An election season defined by record numbers of women running for public office ended with a record number of women set to serve in office in the United States. When…
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            Civic Engagement Matters

            • November 4, 2018
            “We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.” The words of, not only one of the most important jurists in our nation’s history,…
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              Women’s Equality Day

              • August 26, 2018
              Every Women’s Equality Day affords us the opportunity to reflect on the immediate and important challenges women and girls continue to face in our communities, our country and our world.…
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                “It’s easy to say we’re Unstoppable. Look at the membership.”

                • August 1, 2018
                That was Jennifer Harper’s answer to the question “What does Unstoppable mean to me?” For the president of the Junior League of Morristown, all she has to do is look…
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                  Spotlight: Isabel Dewey on Tampa’s Voter Registration Effort

                  • May 2, 2018
                  When it comes to women running for public office, 2018 is already shaping up to be a historic year. The Associated Press reported that as of April 6, the number…
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                    Back to the Future: Eleanor Roosevelt and the UDHR

                    • March 8, 2018
                    This year marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most important documents you may have never heard of. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations proclaimed and adopted the…
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                      Reflections of Monica Kaufman Pearson

                      • February 1, 2018
                      Monica Kaufman Pearson is quick to tell to you that she was not the first black member of The Junior League of Atlanta. She was the second, and in the…
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                      Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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